The following is a summary of the 1982–83 season of competitive football in Switzerland.
Nationalliga A
League table
Nationalliga B
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1. Liga
Group 1
Group 2
The game Superga-Köniz was not played, the game was valued 0–0 but no points were awarded.
Group 3
Decider for twelfth place The decider was played on 29 May in Zug.
FC Oberentfelden win and continue in play-outs. FC Tresa are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
Group 4
Decider for twelfth place The decider was played on 29 May in Frauenfeld.
FC Uzwil win and continue in play-outs. FC Blue Stars Zürich are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
Promotion play-off Qualification round
FC Martigny-Sports win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Red Star Zürich win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SC Zug win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SC Kriens win the replay and continue to the finals.
Final round
SC Zug win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B.
FC Martigny-Sports win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B.
Decider for third place The decider was played on 25 and 28 June.
FC Red Star Zürich win 6–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B. SC Kriens remain in 1. Liga.
Decider for 1. Liga championship The decider was played on 24 June in Martigny.
FC Martigny-Sports win and are 1. Liga champions.
Relegation play-out First round
FC Raron win 4–2 on aggregate. FC Birsfelden continue to the final.
FC Uzwil win 4–2 on aggregate. FC Oberentfelden continue to the final.
Final round
FC Oberentfelden win 5–4 on aggregate. FC Birsfelden are relegated to 2. Liga.
Swiss Cup
Early rounds The routes of the finalists to the final were: Round 3: Küsnacht-GC 1:3. Leytron-Servette 0:2. Round 4: GC-Laufen 3:0. Fribourg-Servette 1:4. Round 5: Neuchâtel Xamax-GC 1:1 a.e.t. Replay: GC-Xamax 0:0 a.e.t. 4:2 after penalties. Bern-Servette 0:3. Quarter-finals: St. Gallen-GC 0:1. Servette-Mendrisio 4:1. Semi-finals: GC-Zürich 5:1. YB-Servette 0:1.
Final
Swiss Clubs in Europe Grasshopper Club as 1981–82 Nationalliga A champions: 1982–83 European Cup Sion as 1981–82 Swiss Cup winners: 1982–83 Cup Winners' Cup Servette as league runners-up: 1982–83 UEFA Cup Zürich as league third placed team: 1982–83 UEFA Cup and entered 1982 Intertoto Cup Young Boys: entered 1982 Intertoto Cup Luzern: entered 1982 Intertoto Cup St. Gallen: entered 1982 Intertoto Cup
Grasshopper Club European Cup
First round
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate
Sion Cup Winners' Cup
Preliminary round
Servette UEFA Cup
First round
Servette won 4–0 on aggregate.
Second Round
Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.
Third round
Bohemians won 4–3 on aggregate.
Zürich UEFA Cup
First round
Zürich won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second Round
FC Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 8 Matches
Final league table
Young Boys Intertoto Cup
Group 6
Luzern Intertoto Cup
Group 4
St. Gallen Intertoto Cup
Group 2
References
Sources Switzerland 1982–83 at RSSSF Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz European Competitions 1982–83 at RSSSF.com Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page